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Bengus81

(6,907 posts)
8. Great way to do it Bezos,pit workers AGAINST workers..........
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 09:01 AM
Sep 2018

Keep several on the hook for the same job and let them fight it out for a race to the bottom. You could live here in Wichita on $15 per hour, (have to be full time job) how the hell does anyone do it in LA?

Amazon is hurting LOTS of people [View all] SkyDancer Sep 2018 OP
No point in blaming Amazon...we have no worker protection anymore. Starbucks here Demsrule86 Sep 2018 #1
Bezos does not have to be that evil. He's one of the wealthiest people in the world. mucifer Sep 2018 #3
Sure he does...it's how he competes with Trump!!! atreides1 Sep 2018 #33
We need a massive union revitilization in this country SkyDancer Sep 2018 #5
Well they f**ked that up when they voted for Reagan over Jimmy Carter which started the systematic still_one Sep 2018 #9
Truth! SkyDancer Sep 2018 #10
What do you propose will do that? (nt) ehrnst Sep 2018 #24
Besides that, Amazon prices are not better than anyone else Perseus Sep 2018 #34
No real purpose? fescuerescue Sep 2018 #64
Oh and it is gonna get FAR FAR Worse and VERY soon, the people want it to. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #52
You should give credit to the source of the OP. It's "In These Times" Thanks good article mucifer Sep 2018 #2
I linked to it SkyDancer Sep 2018 #6
This argument is crap and plays into Trumps hands. NCTraveler Sep 2018 #4
Which means us. marybourg Sep 2018 #32
And for those who say SkyDancer Sep 2018 #7
+1 Kurt V. Sep 2018 #23
Who is saying "This plays into Trump's hands" ? ehrnst Sep 2018 #25
Post #4 SixString Sep 2018 #45
Great way to do it Bezos,pit workers AGAINST workers.......... Bengus81 Sep 2018 #8
First of all it depends on the job the employee does at Amazon. A software engineer is not going to still_one Sep 2018 #11
The enemy of my enemy is not my friend. Coventina Sep 2018 #12
+1 QC Sep 2018 #14
to those who babble there is no class warfare.... dembotoz Sep 2018 #13
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Okaaaaaayyy. Welcome to DU. Coventina Sep 2018 #16
Not an odd practice nor a good business practice Maeve Sep 2018 #18
Bet your not here long!!!!!!!!! bluestarone Sep 2018 #19
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Actually, Bezos and other CEOs are guaranteed a crap ton of money at worker expense AllyCat Sep 2018 #22
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Making $15/hr for 24 hours a week "allows us to work with a sense of autonomy"? jcgoldie Sep 2018 #29
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Just like Wal-Mart. Nitram Sep 2018 #17
How exactly is this Amazon's fault? He does not work for Amazon hueymahl Sep 2018 #21
Amazon is to California Cartage as Nike is to 3rd world sweat shops. nt LAS14 Sep 2018 #39
Amazon hired Californa Cartage. Merlot Sep 2018 #43
Trump hates Amazon with a passion. orangecrush Sep 2018 #26
Its not because of Amazon it is because of the Washington Post Perseus Sep 2018 #37
Maybe people can stop selling their merchandise on Amazon. ehrnst Sep 2018 #27
Nobody can do that and survive right now. That's the problem. And what are your other options? JCanete Sep 2018 #49
I think that many of those who sell on Amazon could "survive" just fine ehrnst Sep 2018 #50
Well that's silly. It is also, as I"ve explained to you, a platform that has ubiquitous reach, JCanete Sep 2018 #51
What's silly is trying to defend one politician for doing something that one would ehrnst Sep 2018 #57
Are you kidding? I wouldn't call using a platform corrupt. That makes no sense. He's not JCanete Sep 2018 #59
I'm not making a case for or against using Amazon, or any platform. ehrnst Sep 2018 #61
you are making a case that there's some contradiction of behavior here...I'd like to see an example. JCanete Sep 2018 #62
When did I make that case? ehrnst Sep 2018 #63
Corporations by charter have to maximize profits regardless of the overall impact on Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #53
I agree with much of what you said, but no, pointing out one company as an example versus as a JCanete Sep 2018 #54
Sanders? sigh Eliot Rosewater Sep 2018 #56
I worked for a beer distributor for years. Sometime around 1990 our assistant manager brewens Sep 2018 #31
How many on this thread, I wonder, are members of Amazon Prime? PatrickforO Sep 2018 #35
I tried prime for one year Perseus Sep 2018 #40
Well...we order at least the cost of the yearly membership each month. PatrickforO Sep 2018 #65
K&R. And, "what if we expanded these corporate charters to include" .... KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #48
Meanwhile, Bezos Vacuums Up All of the Money dlk Sep 2018 #36
Yes! "It's time to end corporate welfare and give unions the strength they need once again!" nt LAS14 Sep 2018 #38
time to eat the rich Astraea Sep 2018 #41
Amazon opened a shop here a few years ago. lark Sep 2018 #42
It's the whole damn low wage economy JCMach1 Sep 2018 #44
We're all whistling past the graveyard here to an extent.... Moostache Sep 2018 #46
K&R for more truth than we can deal with. KY_EnviroGuy Sep 2018 #55
I am a College Professor, should be a good job, right? JCMach1 Sep 2018 #66
I doubt this is going to change as along as people will work on contingency. Hoyt Sep 2018 #47
Employee Free Choice Act and a significant increase in taxation is a good start. David__77 Sep 2018 #58
Why is this Amazon's fault rather than his employer's? B2G Sep 2018 #60
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